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About the Monitor Audio Silver 300

Powerful sound from a three-way tower

I had the opportunity to audition Monitor Audio's Silver 300 floor-standing speaker prior to its launch. Despite its relatively modest size, this beautiful speaker created a huge, lifelike soundstage that left a smile on my face. Read on for a closer look at what's under the hood, along with some notes from my listening session.

Powerful sound from a three-way tower

I had the opportunity to audition Monitor Audio's Silver 300 floor-standing speaker prior to its launch. Despite its relatively modest size, this beautiful speaker created a huge, lifelike soundstage that left a smile on my face. Read on for a closer look at what's under the hood, along with some notes from my listening session.

Six generations of Silver speakers

The Silver 300 is part of Monitor Audio's Silver "6G" Series — the sixth generation of the company's "sweet spot" speaker lineup, which falls between their Bronze and Gold Series speakers. The 300 is a step-up from the Silver 200, sporting an additional woofer and a three-way design.

Great sound starts with a high-quality enclosure

The clear, distortion-free sound of the Silver 300 is in part due to its carefully designed rock-solid enclosure, which resists vibration that can color sound and reduce clarity. The included outrigger feet screw into the bottom of the speaker to provide a sturdy foundation.

Powerful and articulate bass and midrange

The Silver 300 uses two 6" woofers to dish out hard-hitting, responsive bass that adds soul and punch to music and movie soundtracks. A dedicated 4" midrange driver lets the woofers focus solely on low frequencies.

Crystal-clear high frequencies

One of the coolest things about the Silver 6 Series is that each speaker in the lineup — regardless of design or size — uses the same 1" gold dome tweeter. This ensures that you're getting clear, detailed highs and realistic reproduction of instruments, vocals, and dialogue from every speaker in your system. Use a pair of the Silver 300s as part of a high-end stereo system, or as the front channels of a Monitor Audio home theater system.

A welcome addition to your décor

The Silver 300 is available in a variety of beautiful real-wood veneer or high-gloss finishes. And Monitor Audio tops the Silver 300 off with an attractive "floating" magnetic grille that features invisible attachments to give it a clean, classy look.

My listening impressions

I listened to a pair of the 300s in our large vendor training room, and was immediately impressed by their spatial imaging. Jen Chapin's rendition of "You Haven't Done Nothin'" features an upright bass, a seriously cool saxophone, and Chapin's flowing voice. The Silver 300s did a superb job of creating a "live show" feel, sonically placing each musician in space the way I would have expected to see them on stage.

Zac Brown Band's "Overnight" offered a close-up look at the deep, controlled bass the 300s can produce. These speakers felt totally in control — even at a fairly high listening level. There was no hint of distortion or harshness, even when we cranked 'em up.

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Monitor Audio Silver 300

Size is perfect for my home office (mid sized room). Position is fairly important to get the full presence of these speakers. Very pleasing on the top and mid range. In a bigger room a sub woofer would fill it out nicely. Bass is more than adequate in a mid sized room. The sound to me is generally relaxed and accurate. If you want a more in your face treble I would look at something else. I prefer a smoother soundstage and more accuracy than very bright treble. The warmth of these speakers fit me just right.

Pros: Finish is as good as it gets at this price range. Pretty narrow for their output. Sound is very spacious with a proper amp. Very warm accurate to my ears with nice soundstage.

Cons: Position matters to get most of the 300's. Works well on lesser amps but comes alive on 100 watt plus amp (mine is 160 WPC. Look elsewhere if you want in your face treble.

Monitor Audio Silver 300

Bought these to replace some Klipsch synergy speakers. Wow, what a difference! The music really comes alive with the Monitor Audio Silver 300's. There is much more clarity and detail in the music across highs, mids, and lows. Excellent speakers.

Clean, Clear, Crisp

Crisp, Clear, Awesome!
I just upgraded my system to include a Yamaha A-S1100 and this pairing sounds amazing! Very clear and crisp. Tight lows, great highs, but I am more impressed with the mid-range. Horns, tom-toms, guitar strums - it is amazing what you can hear.
The speakers produce a very impressive sound for their size. My last speakers were very large Klipsch RF-82, so this is a huge quality upgrade while downsizing on the dimension of the speakers.

It's all relative...

I purchased the 300's for a second stereo system consisting of a Marantz ND8006 player and a PM8006 integrated amp. For critical listening and break-in I used my entry level audiophile signal chain that I had since 2001. It consists of a CD, pre and power amp of British origin, medium powered (840 VA toroidal), no EQ. It's a fairly accurate and very neutral sounding system costing 4.5x in 2001 of what I recently paid for the Marantz combo.
Out of the box, the accuracy and detailed sound stage of the Silver 300's were quite noticeable. There seemed to be an increased presence in the upper mid range adding a layer of detail to the music. On the downside, the overall musical representation sounded very sterile and disengaging. The first 5 hours of listening were quite the ordeal to get through.
The next day, after a total of 10 hrs. the speakers had notably opened up. The bass became fuller, the treble a tad smoother, and everything seemed to blend together better. The sound stage became a bit more 3D like. Yet, there was still quite a bit of clinical coldness to the overall sound. After 20 hrs. of run-in I felt I could give them my stamp of approval. After 40 hrs. the Silver 300 sounded pretty awesome, very detailed, balanced, 3D like, and non fatiguing. Finally, plugging them into the Marantz gear warmed things up a notch, produced a bigger bass and smoother tops, while loosing some midrange presence and detail. Overall I think the 300s are a good match for my Marantz s

Pros: - A very, very detailed speaker, which can be a curse or a blessing, depending on the quality of the recording, and the gear used in the signal chain.
- With good recordings, and if placed properly, speakers can produce a detailed sound stage with 3D feel.
- Well balanced reproduction across frequency spectrum.
- With the right amp, they handle loud playing volumes with ease.
- Ample bass production that can be decreased or increased with speaker positioning.
- Good match for my

Cons: I can't really speak of any cons. It all depends on the rest of the gear. Sometimes too much accuracy is not favorable to the listening experience. When playing the Silvers through my other gear, I suddenly realized things that were goofed up in a recording that I had not realized before, such as studio overdubs of live recordings - no kidding.
Compared to my other speakers, the Silvers delivered the music to me with immediacy, whereas my older speakers seductively pulled me into the music.

Monitor Audio Silver 300

Wow...I've completed my Home System... Have been listening to Monitor Audio Bronze BR5's for 5 years and decided to upgrade to the Silver 300's. Being powered by Rouge Audio's Magnum II amp, when I first powered them up and listening to Alan Parson's I Robot album (Original Master Recording 45lp) ... I realized I had a grin ear to ear! The depth, clarity and discovery of mixes within the music I've never heard before. Listening to a Pink Floyd album, I had to turn it down because of a sound I thought to be someone knocking at the door... acutially turned out to be a Bass riff in the song I've never heard until the Silver 300's
For you audiophile's, running these speakers in Pure Direct brings chills to the back of your neck ! The more power you put to them the deeper and fuller the music becomes. Strongly suggest spinning some Original Master Recordings, it will bring tears to your eyes!

Great investment in fun!

I am crazy about the biggest investment I have ever made in stereo speakers. I am also glad that I bought them from Crutchfield! Great service all around. Special thanks go to Jess from Crutchfield as she directed me to these speakers while on a shopping chat. Initially, I had them connected to my Sony SDN1050 receiver and a Sony HAP1EZ hi res player using a single pair of wires and the receiver set to straight 2 channel output; I sat there and was absolutely amazed at the sound, my first impression was how "musical" they sounded, you can hear the tones and notes so clearly. I certainly never heard such detail before. In the interest of keeping up with technology I broke everything down and ran enough cable to bi-amp them. I was very disappointed in the sound, but I owe that to my listening space being small. When bi-amped, these beauties boomed way too much and we're awfully bright. I reinstalled them again with a single pair of wires and I am back to the most amazing sound and thoroughly enjoy them. So bi-amping did nothing for me, but again, not the speakers fault in my opinion.
I am about 40 hours away from them being broken in, and it's hard to believe they will sound even better, but that will be the case.
These are the perfect speakers for me, even at low volume the details come in crystal clear. These make listening to music fun!

Pros: Sound is wonderful at low volumes.
Clarity of the instruments is over the top. I had no idea...
Extremely well made and sturdy
Not too much of a hog on amp power

Very fine resolution

Micro details that can draw you in even at low listening volume seem to present the amplifiers a easy load to drive there is nothing harsh or fatiguing about these speakers can listen to any GENRES of music all day.I believe one would be hard pressed at this period of time to find a better sounding Loud speaker at this price point.

Pros: Very easy on the ears
easy for amps to drive
very well packaged speaker
great micro dynamics
low distortion

Excellent Speaker

I can't believe I'm the first to review these. They are absolutely incredible. You owe it to yourself to demo them if you're in the market for towers in this price range. They sound even better bi-amped.

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Features

Silver Series: Revered by audiophiles around the globe,
Monitor Audio's award-winning Silver Series enters its sixth generation with a
host of new features that make it perform even better than previous generations.
Monitor Audio's Silver Series combines engineering excellence with fabulous
design to create an audiophile-grade hi-fi or home theatre loudspeaker. The
Silver Series loudspeakers produce abundant dynamics, rich textures, and immense
detail that allow you to enjoy absolute clarity and pinpoint imaging.

3-Way Floorstanding Loudspeaker: Monitor Audio's Silver
300 floorstanding loudspeaker utilizes a 3-way driver design with a newly
designed 1" C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter, specially developed 4" C-CAM RST
midrange driver, and two new 6" C-CAM RST
midbass/bass concave
"dished" long-throw woofers. The 3-way configuration allows each driver to be
optimized to do a better job over a narrower frequency. The Silver 300 delivers
class-leading midrange, while the pair of long-throw 6"bass drivers work
together to produce powerful midbass and bass from the tall, but slim cabinet
design.

C-CAM Gold-Dome Tweeter: The gold dome tweeter found in
the Silver Series family of loudspeakers is formed from a ceramic-coated
aluminum/magnesium alloy, gold anodized to a specific thickness for ideal
stiffness and damping characteristics. Its new profile and surround geometry
have been developed using advanced modeling tools, to provide the optimum
qualities for accurate sound reproduction. The new design moves the first
order of breakup to beyond 35kHz, producing a linear response way beyond
audibility, which matches the wide frequency bandwidth available from HD
music and cinema sound formats. The gold dome is thinner, lighter, more
rigid and therefore more efficient than domes made from other materials
which are prone to distortion in the audio band.

C-CAM Cone Woofer/Midrange: Ceramic-Coated Aluminum/Magnesium is
used to construct the woofer cone in the Silver Series loudspeakers. C-CAM
is a material originally developed by the aerospace industry for jet engine
components. Its properties are ideal for loudspeaker cones being extremely
rigid, yet light enough to yield high overall efficiency. In manufacture,
aluminum/magnesium alloy undergoes a three-stage stress-relieving process to
remove surface deformation and molecular weakness. Once formed, the alloy
cone is subjected to a high temperature anodic coating process in which a
layer of pure ceramic alumina is depleted onto its surfaces to a depth of
300 microns, producing a completely rigid sandwich of alloy and
heat-dissipating ceramic material. Conventional cones are liable to flex or
twist in operation, producing a significant level of audible distortion.
C-CAM cones have a much higher resistance to bending stress and therefore
exhibit much greater fidelity over their entire operating range.

RST (Rigid Surface Technology): The Silver Series combines
Rigid Surface Technology (RST) with its C-CAM cone woofer design for a stronger,
lighter weight cone. The Rigid Surface Technology (RST) cone profile was
inspired by the Japanese art of Origami, which demonstrates how a very light
material (like paper) can be strengthened and made more rigid by making small
and precise folds on it surface. Developed and perfect using sophisticated
computer modeling (Finite Element Analysis), the Silver Series midbass drivers
have been strengthened by a pattern of dimples. RST significantly increases cone
rigidity, allowing the radiating surfaces to resist mechanical bending forces,
which can twist the shape of conventional driver cones to produce distorted
sound. The strengthening effect of RST means that Monitor Audio can use thinner,
lighter and more responsive C-CM cones which provide speed and accuracy while
offering greatly reduced distortion. The RST patterns also help to displace
standing waves that can propagate on the cone's surface.

HiVe II Bass Reflex Ports: The Silver 300 floorstanding
loudspeaker features a dual-chamber bass reflex cabinet with two rear-firing ports
for the dual 6" woofers. The dual-camber bass reflex cabinet provides greater
efficiency, better midbass detail, and bigger bass response
from a slim floorstanding speaker. The Silver 300's bass reflex enclosure
utilizes Monitor Audio's
HiVe II port design that is shaped to have the
same effect on airflow as a gun-barrel on a bullet. Rifled grooves inside the
port help to accelerate the flow and reduce turbulence, so air moves in and out
of the port more efficiently, for a faster more dynamic bass response.

Note: If the bass is too boomy, you can insert the included
foam port plugs (one or both) into the speaker's rear-firing ports to tighten and lessen the
bass.

Rigid Construction: Strategic cabinet bracing and Monitor
Audio's bolt-through technology creates an amazingly solid speaker. Not only can
it play loud and clear, it delivers an incredibly
well balanced, pure midrange for a natural sound. Design criteria ensure that
the Silver 300 will make the most of your living space by being placed close
to a wall and yet still deliver clean, punchy bass. You will only hear
well-balanced, pure midrange without ever a hint of box coloration.

Single Through-Bolt Mount: The tweeter and woofer are
fixed to the cabinet with single through-bolt driver fixing mounts. This
single-through-bolt mount design provides mechanical de-coupling and
enhanced midband clarity and resolution. The through-bolts also act as rigid
cross bracing to give a very solid non-resonant cabinet.

MDF Enclosure w/ Magnetic Grille: The Silver 300
employs a MDF enclosure for accurate, uncolored sound. Rigid 20mm MDF
construction is used throughout the enclosure with radial and cross-bracing
techniques for high rigidity and low cabinet coloration. In addition, the
floorstanding speaker comes with an acoustically transparent magnetic cloth
grille.

Dual Gold-Plated Binding Posts: The Silver Series floorstanding
loudspeaker has two sets of gold-plated binding posts connected by wire-jumpers.
The gold-plated binding posts will accept bare wire (up to 10AWG), pin
connectors, & banana plugs (single only). To use banana plugs, you will need to
remove each binding post's plastic insert. Using the dual posts, you can bi-wire
or bi-amp the speaker. Bi-wiring or bi-amping the speaker provides improved bass
& treble performance. The binding-post speaker terminals are color-coded
(red+/black-) and are at floor-level for easy identification and hookup.

Bi-Wiring: Bi-wiring can provide noticeable
improvements in the overall transparency of your loudspeakers. Run separate
speaker wires to the low & high frequency drivers from a single amplifier
(the upper set of binding posts are for the high frequency drivers; the
lower set of binding posts are for the low frequency drivers).

Bi-Amping: Bi-amping allows you to use separate
amplifiers for the high & low frequency sections of your loudspeaker for
greater dynamic range & lower distortion. We recommend that your separate
amplifiers have identical gain to preserve the speaker's voicing balance.

Note: If you decide to bi-wire or bi-amp the speaker, you
must remove the jumpers between the terminal posts (failure to do this could
result in damage to your amplifier and loudspeakers).

Application: The Monitor Audio Silver Series 300
floorstanding loudspeakers can be used for the front or rear channels in a home
theater system, or standing alone in a strictly two-channel stereo system.

Front Placement: As front channels in a home theater
setup or as a 2ch speaker system, the floorstanding loudspeaker should be
positioned so they create an equidistant triangle between the speakers and
your main listening position. The speakers should be positioned 6'-10' apart
from one another, 12"-24" from the back wall, and at least 3' from the side
walls. The speakers can be "toed" in and angled toward the main listening
position to create a more distinct stereo image.

Rear Placement: As rear speakers in a home theater
setup, the speakers should be positioned directly to the left and right of
your main listening position, or directly behind the main listening
position. The speakers should be positioned 6'-10' apart from one another,
12"-24" from the back wall, and at least 3' from the side walls.

Outrigger Feet: The Silver Series 300 floorstanding speaker
includes four outrigger feet which will need to be installed and screwed into
the bottom of the speaker cabinet (hardware included). Each outrigger assembly
comes with a rubber foot installed for hardwood, tile, laminate, and vinyl
flooring. Spike feet are also included for carpeted flooring. The spike feet
screw into the bottom of the rubber feet. A knob and locking nut on each of the
outriggers allow you to adjust the level of the speaker once it is set in place.

Dimensions with Rubber Feet: 9.8125" (w) x 40.25" (h) x
14.375"
(d)

Dimensions with Spike Feet: 9.8125" (w) x 40.875"
(h) x 14.375" (d)

Note: Do not use the speakers without the outrigger feet
installed. The feet add greater stability and aid in higher quality sound
reproduction.
The rubber feet and spike feet cannot be used without the outriggers
installed.

Customer Q&A

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Crutchfield asked: Why did you buy this?

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Good review.
[ Kan Dec 20, 2018 ]

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Started with Bronze 5 years ago, to date they still out perform any speaker in its class. Upgraded Power Amp so based off reviews and years of personal exspereance with Monitor Audio, the upgrade was a no-brainer. A Seattle Used Stereo shop has offered top dollar for my older speakers as well!
[ RICHARD Nov 21, 2018 ]

2 questions already asked

Thiey have minor, cosmetic only, blemishes. They still sound and perform just like new speakers and there is no loss in the quality because of the blemish. You also still get the 5 year warranty on them!
My Bio: http://www.crutchfield.com/Support/Bio.aspx?bio=101

I upgrade to the Silver 300 from a B&W 600 series and can tell you in comparison these speakers are a HUGE step up in sound quality and build quality. I used to run my music in multi channel mode because I thought 2-channel listening was terrible. Since I purchased these 2-channel is pretty awesome.
I personally have the Walnut color and it blends nicely with my furniture. The walnut in the pictures look lighter and have more brown tones than the set I have. The color is fairly dark and a slight red tint to them. My dad has the rosenut in the old model and it is much to red for me.

[ Blake Apr 19, 2018 ]

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